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Bowdens Silver Mine near Mudgee approved by NSW Independent Planning Commission

Local farmers and residents staged a tractor protest against the mine. (ABC Central West: Mollie Gorman)

The NSW Independent Planning Commission has conditionally approved a controversial lead and silver mine in central-west NSW.

The Bowdens Silver Mine is a proposal for an open-cut silver, lead and zinc mine near the village of Lue, east of the popular tourist town of Mudgee.

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